Celina High School (Texas)

Celina High School is a public high school located in Celina, Texas, United States. It is part of the Celina Independent School District located in northwestern Collin County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Celina High School
Address
3455 North Preston Road

Celina
,
Texas
75009

United States
Coordinates33.323659°N 96.777901°W / 33.323659; -96.777901
Information
TypeCo-Educational, Public, Secondary
School districtCelina Independent School District
PrincipalDave Wilson, Lori Gibbs, and Lance Lemberg
Teaching staff47.96 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment844 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.60[1]
Color(s)          Orange & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 4A
MascotBobcat Bennie
NicknameBobcats
WebsiteCelina High School

Athletics

The Celina Bobcats compete in the following sports:[3]

Football

In 2010, Kenny Chesney wrote a song called "The Boys of Fall". The scenes for the high school football portion of the music video were shot in Celina.[4]

State titles

Celina High School is best known for its football program which has eight state championships, tied with four other teams (Aledo, Katy, Richland Springs, Southlake Carroll) for the most in Texas.[5]. The football team also has the UIL-record 68-game winning streak (1998-2002).[6] The team was also the subject of the documentary The Power, Passion and Glory.

In total, the Celina Bobcats have won 20 state titles across 6 sports

  • Football - [7]
    • 1974(B) (Co-Champ), 1995(2A), 1998(2A/D2), 1999(2A/D2), 2000(2A/D2), 2001(2A/D2), 2005(2A/D2), 2007(3A/D2)
  • Girls Cross Country - [8]
    • 2002(3A), 2003(3A)
  • Baseball - [9]
    • 2002(2A)
  • Boys Track - [10]
    • 1969(B), 1970(B), 1991(2A), 2012(3A), 2013(3A)
  • Girls Track - [11]
    • 1994(2A), 1995(2A), 2003(3A)
  • Softball - [12]
    • 2011(3A)

State finalists
  • Football – [13]
    • 2006(3A/D2), 2008(3A/D2), 2015(4A/D2)

Fine arts

The Celina High School Band particularly excels at concert band. It has received eleven consecutive sweepstakes awards and recently won a double state championship in the Outstanding Performance Series (OPS), but it has also obtained many other awards in both concert and marching band, including a trip to the UIL State marching competition in 2005.

The Celina Choir department has won numerous competitions.

Notable alumni

Notable staff
  • G.A. Moore, head coach who held the record for most wins in Texas high school football history until 2016.

References
  1. "CELINA H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. The Athletics Department
  4. "Boys of Fall: Filming Locations". IMDB.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. "Texas High School Football Record Book: Most State Championships". texasfootball.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  6. "All-Time High School Football Winning Streaks". maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. Lone Star Football Network
  8. UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  9. UIL Baseball Archives Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  11. UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  12. UIL Softball Archives
  13. Lone Star Football Network
  14. Carmin, Mike. "In the huddle: Purdue OL Jordan Roos". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  15. "9 things to know about Indians Game 5 starting pitcher Ryan Merritt". Cleveland 19. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  16. "D'Anton Lynn to Take Over the Texans Secondary". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  17. "Jamie Blatnick, Caleb Lavey make Oklahoma State popular in Celina, Texas". Oklahoman.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  18. Barnett, Zach (2017-01-30). "If you're not rooting for new Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn, you will now". FootballScoop. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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